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Service difficulty report · Landing Gear · Piagio P180

Difficulty date: April 24, 2013
Submitted: May 4, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N139SL
Make and model: Piagio P180
Aircraft serial: 1104
Aircraft time: 7,989 hours, 6,145 cycles
Engine: Pwa PT6A66
Engine time: 8,508 hours, 6,542 cycles
Propeller: Hartzl HCE5N3
System (JASC): 3230 · Landing Gear Retraction/Extension System
Part: Landing Gear
Part number: 11418003
Part serial: MDAG7404
Condition: Failed
Location: Zone 700
Part time: 8,066 hours, 6,144 cycles
Stage of operation: LD
How discovered: O
Nature of condition: J
Precautionary procedure: O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR SELECTED UP, HYD IN HIGH DUTY, 3 GREEN AND NO RED IN-TRANSIT. AFTER CYCLING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED NORMALLY. AFTER NOSE GEAR WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND, FOLLOWING LANDING TOUCHDOWN, ACFT VEERED TO THE RT WITH THE NOSE WHEEL COMING TO REST SEVERAL FEET OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.